Mediaite » Oprah Leaving Her show http://www.mediaite.com Mediaite Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:35:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=2012.06 Countdown Devotes Number One Story To Used Sarah Palin Jokes http://www.mediaite.com/tv/countdown-devotes-number-one-story-to-used-sarah-palin-jokes/ http://www.mediaite.com/tv/countdown-devotes-number-one-story-to-used-sarah-palin-jokes/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:59:29 +0000 Joe Coscarelli http://www.mediaite.com/?p=48861 Twilight, Oprah, and Going Rogue, real news did seem to cease. But does that really give Countdown -- with Lawrence O'Donnell sitting in for Olbermann -- license to forgo their headline story altogether in favor of a highlight reel replaying all of the Sarah Palin jokes from across television this week? Is no one on the Countdown writing staff funny?]]> Picture 1Maybe Friday was an exceptionally slow news day. In fact, in a week of all Twilight, Oprah, and Going Rogue, real news did seem to cease. But does that really give Countdown — with Lawrence O’Donnell sitting in for Olbermann — license to forgo their headline story altogether in favor of a highlight reel replaying all of the Sarah Palin jokes from across television this week? Is no one on the Countdown writing staff funny?

“We take our passion for needling Sarah Palin quite seriously,” said O’Donnell.

And so in the number one story of the night, he introduced “Rogue Wave,” and proceeded to cycle through clips from the spot-on Stephen Colbert, newly unfunny Conan O’Brien, old foe David Letterman and… Craig Ferguson?  That’s who we’re going to let roast Palin after a week down the book press rabbit hole? He makes Jimmy Kimmel look like Lenny Bruce.

But to chastise Countdown‘s joke selection is nitpicking; to wonder about their choice to run the segment at all is required. If the show’s talent and writers are on Palin-overload (valid) why not just skip Going Rogue altogether on Friday’s show? That’s too easy — we’ll just run old jokes instead! Judge for yourself in the clip below:

]]> http://www.mediaite.com/tv/countdown-devotes-number-one-story-to-used-sarah-palin-jokes/feed/ 15 Oprah Explains Why She’s Leaving Her Show http://www.mediaite.com/online/oprah-explains-why-shes-leaving-her-show/ http://www.mediaite.com/online/oprah-explains-why-shes-leaving-her-show/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:56:29 +0000 Colby Hall http://www.mediaite.com/?p=48647 Brian Stelter reports that the talk show host told her television audience this morning, “After much prayer and months of careful thought, I’ve decided the next season, season 25, will be the last season of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show.’”]]> oprah_explainsOprah Winfrey confirmed the news that broke yesterday afternoon – she would be ending her show. Brian Stelter reports that the talk show host told her television audience this morning, “After much prayer and months of careful thought, I’ve decided the next season, season 25, will be the last season of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show.’” Reports say that she is ending her successful daytime talk show in September 2011.

She is expected to concentrate on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a cable channel that will bear her name and have its premiere in January 2011. A press release put out by Harpo (Oprah’s production company) revealed “plans to appear and participate in new programming for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network.”

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